Cooking utensil



July 6, 48. v .A NSMITH 2,444,753

COOKING UTENsIL Filed Junel 21, 194e Patented July 6, 1948 -UlllTlDv STATES OfFfFlCE I 2,444,753.

vCOOKING. AU'rENsIL 'Alexander'N.'Smith, Spring Valley, N. Y.

Application June 21, 194c,-seika.1jNo. .678,442

This 'invention relates to cooking utensils and more particularly' to theY construction of double boilers wherein there will bel providedv With the boiler cover a measuring cup for measuring "the material such as cereal or a fluid to be introduced intoa liquid within the upper 'part of the boiler.

.It isV an objectofthepresent invention to pro'- vi'dea cover v-for adouble boiler havinga measuring cupinto 'which food or other material to be introduced `into the upper compartment vof the boiler can 'be measured' and retained' until it is desired that the same be introduced into the boiler;

Itis another object'of the invention to 'provide a combined measuring cup device and stirring blade whereby to keep the parts adaptedior` measuring'andstirring the food in boilers to'a minimum and which can be easily `separated from one'another to permit` easy cleaning `offthe boiler parts.

A*It is another object of the invention to provide a combined `measuring cup and stirring blade construction which will not only have its parts readily separated from one another but also wherein-the combined parts can'be removed, and thefcover byapplying-a handle be converted into an ordinary coverioruse with double boilers.

According to the invention the cover for the upper boiler part has a-centralthreaded-"hole and a plurality ofholesl radially spaced from the central hole andy nested or angularly spacedl aboutthe same.- The top-of the cover is adapted' tosupporta measuring cup or a. handle. The

measuring vcup has a bottom spider construction with openings ltherethrough for permitting the' flow--ofcer'eal or the like when the `measuring eupvis oscillated about a vertical axis on the top of A"ther cover.

Thehub of the spider construction has a cen-kv tralthreaded bore adapted to receive the'upper end-of a'stirring vblade shaft extending upwardly through t-he central opening in y'the top of `the' cover. stirring-bladeis givenv a similar motion. Upon the bottom face of the cover and -havinghandleportions extendingthrough` slots in the cover,v is a valveplate having c'ircumierentiallyY spaced openings adapted to respectively register withopen' ings in the cover `when the' valve plate has beenI adjusted toits-open position.

If it is desired to make the cover-so that it is relieved'of the measuringV cup and the lstirringI blad'egthe measuring cup is screwed oi the"stir ringbl'a'deshaft 'and the parts` severed yfromI the opposite :'faces' *ofV 'the cover. Within ther central:

As the measuring cup is oscillatedthe Claims. (015259-209 f .2 threaded" holeof the cover, there is 'secured an ordinary handlefor the top of the cover. The valve plate is left on ithe cover so as t'ocontrol theflowof lvapor 'outofthe upper partici the boiler.y

Fo'rfurther comprehension of vthe invention, and ofthe objectsf and advantages thereof refer'- en'ce will be'had'to'the following descriptionand accompanyingv drawings, andv to the appended claimsdn' which thevarious novel 'features of the invention are-more particularlyset forth.

-In'the accompanying drawings forming ja fmafterial-pai-tfof this'ldisclosure:

IFig.-f1 ris a perspective view of an assembled boi-ler' having 'Itho `.measuring cup and thefcon nected stirringlblade.`

vIig.-2r 'is anfenlargedtopplan' view lof 'the' boiler'looking-ulpon the top'of the cover.

rliig. 3ds across sectional viewI of the assembled boiler taken along the'line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. `4 is yatransverse cross sectional viewtake'n through thefupperlpart of=the boi1eras1viewedv alongftherline-W-A ofv Figi Blockingfin the 'Idirectionilfof thef arrows thereof and illustrating the blade yin ytwo positions.'

ligl 5 isla perspective view of therneasuring cupy withpart ofit's Wallbroken-away to vshow the-bottom openspider construction.l lJFig. i 6 is' :a fragmentary verticalcent'ral sectional "viewwot a modied form, showing' the measuring oup= omitted.

Referringwnow#particularlyto Figs. 1 to '7,115` represents a doubl'eboiler having a lower part orfcompartment I6 adaptedto containthe boiliing water which serves to-he`at the liquid in anI upper part or compartment l1 of the boiler adapt'e'drtoiit=intothe topof'theilower part I6. @n `theupper-compartment there is a` cover |8` havinfgua vdownwardly turned" peripheral flange t's'ervinrg 'to center the'v cover upon theupper edgeofthescompartm'enti1-.f i

Secured totth'e-fbottom .face of the `cover d'8? is a valve plate 2l having'.upwardly` extending handleportionsfZZ 0n'diametrically opposite-'sides of th'eryplate '21 adapted to extend `through .arcuate slots 23 in the cover I8"vs/'hereby'thevalvei`- plate lcaniberetained andfadjusted about a ce'ntral axisaofrthefcover.' v'This' valve plate hasacen-1 tral 1fhole:r24'1-=(Fig. 6)', `and -fournsmallA holes 'P25 radifallyfspaced "from -thecentralhole 2li'r andiioir-` cuinferentiafllyE Aspaced ufrom` one another. The: valve platelisf retained on ther cover` bythe- 'har'id-le1 projections 22;?. l l Thevcoverritselff has" a centralv t screw threaded opening it-andeoircumerentially spacedi'smallerJ` openings 21 following the same pattern as the openings 24 and 25 of the valve plate 2i. The openings of the valve plate can be brought into registry with the openings of the cover when it is desired to permit the flow of cereal or other material contained in a measuring cup 28 resting on the top of the cover about the openings, or at times when it is desired to permit the flow of vapors from the interior of the upper compartment Il 'to theatmosphere. Thevmeasuring'cup 28 is retained on Vthe top of the cover against lateral displacement by an upwardly extending e ring-like formation 29. The bottom of the measuring cup 28 has a spider structure 3l with openings 32 therethrough and with an internally threaded hub 33. i

Within the compartment l1 there is located a stirring blade 34 having an operating shaft 35 with a threaded upper end 36. This threaded upper end 3B projects upwardly from the compartment through the central opening 2.4 of the valve plate 2l and the threaded opening 26 of the cover aligned therewith for connection with the internally threaded hub 33 of the spider bottom 3|. Thus a connection is made with the measuring cup 28 such thatas the contents of the measuring cup are delivered to the compartment I l by rotation of the measuring cup, the stirring. blade 34 is operated so th'at the contents as they enter the compartment Il will be automatically stirred into the fluid ,therewithirn After the measuring cup has beenrelieved of its contents and the same 4adequately stirred into the liquid of the upper compartment, the valve plate 2l may be swung into position so that its openings are out of registry with the openings of the cover and the` cover openings thereby closed.

Referring now more particularly to Fig. 6, there is shown a converted construction where the cover is relieved of the measuring cup and the stirring blade. The stirring blade shaft 35 has been unscrewed from the measuring cup spider hub 33 and the measuring cup and the stirring blade severed from one another yand from the opposite top and bottom faces of the cover.

, The valve plate 2| is left in place on the cover'.

Since the central opening 21B-is threaded it can receive and retain the downwardly extending threaded projection 38 of a cover handle 39 resting on and secured to the top of the cover I8. The valve plate 2i can then be closed so that its openings are out ofregistry with the openings Y2'! of the cover and so that the cover will serve to fully close the top of the compartment I1. The arrangement can now beused as an ordinary double boiler.

While I have illustrated and described the' preferred embodiments of my invention, -it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to the precise constructions herein disclosed and the right is reserved to all changes and modifications coming within the scope of the invention as dened in the appended claims.

Having thus ydescribed my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by United States Letters Patent is:

1. A boiler construction having an open top, a cover adapted to'fit the open top and having a plurality of holes therein, a measuring cup adapted to lt on the t'op of the vcover and to be oscillated, said measuringeup having an open bottom construction, a stirring blade within the compartment and having an operating shaft, said shaft extending upwardly through one of the openings of the cover, and means fork connecting the shaft 4 with the measuring cup bottom whereby as the measuring cup is oscillated to urge the contents of the same through openings of the cover the stirring blade will be automatically oscillated to stir the contents into liquid within the compartment.

2. A boiler construction having an open top, a cover adapted to t the open top and having a plurality of holes therein, a measuring cup adapted toi'lton the top of the cover and to be oscillated, said measuring cuplhaving an open bottom construction, a stirring blade within the compartment and having an operating shaft, said shaft extending upwardly through one of the openings of the cover, means for connecting the shaft with the measuring cup bottom whereby as the measuring cup is oscillated to urge the contents of the same through openings of the cover the stirring blade will be automatically oscillated to stir the contents into liquid within the compartment, and a valve plate having openings adapted to register with the openings in the cover at times when the contents of the measuring cup are being dispensed into the compartment and adapted to be closed at will.

3. A boiler construction having an open top, a cover adapted to t the open top and having a plurality of holes therein, a measuring cup adapted to t on the top of Athe cover and to be oscillated, said measuring cup having an open bottom construction, a stirring blade within the compartment and having an operating shaft, said shaft extending upwardly through one of the'openings of the cover, means for connecting the shaft with the measuring cup bottom whereby as the measuring cup is oscillatedto urge the contents ofv the same through openings of the cover the stirring blade will be automatically oscillated to stir the contents into liquid within the compartment,

said measuring cup and stirring blade shaft beingremovably connected with one another so that the same can be relieved from the respective upper and bottom faces of the cover for cleaning purposes.

4. A double boiler having an uppercompartment, a cover adapted to t the upper compartment and having a central hole, a plurality of openings in the cover radially spaced from the central hole and circumferentially spaced from one another, a measuring cup supported on th'e top of the cover for oscillating movement, said measuring cup having a bottom spider structure through which the -contents of the measuring cup can be dispensed and an internally threaded hub adapted to be aligned With the central hole of the cover, a stirring blade within said upper compartment and having a shaft with an upper threaded end adapted to extend upwardly through the central hole in the cover for connection wtih the measuring cup spider hub whereby as the cup is oscillated to dispense its contents the contents will be automatically stirred into liquid in the boiler compartment.

5. A double boiler having an upper compartment, a cover adapted to t the upper compart-y the cover, a stirring blade within said .upper compartment and having a shaft with an upper threaded end adapted to extend upwardly through the central hole in the cover for connection with the measuring cup spider hub whereby as the cup is oscillated to dispense its contents the contents Will be automatically stirred into liquid in the boiler compartment, a valve plate connected for angular adjustment with respect to the cover and cooperating with the bottom face thereof, said valve plate having openings corresponding to the openings of the cover so that the passage of the contents from the measuring cup through the cover openings can be controlled, said valve plate having a central opening and the stirring blade shaft extending through this open- 15 1,523,644

ing for connection with the measuring cup spider hub.

ALEXANDER N. SMITH.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the le of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS 10 Number Name Date 420,262 Boemermann Jan. 28, 1890 636,737 Bagley Nov. 7, 1899 756,327 Carkeek Apr. 5, 1904 907,766 Foster Y.. Dec. 29, 1908 Herkel et al. han Jah. 20, 1925 

